If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSDevelop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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We all experienced sleep deprivation at times – hat is the nature of stress but a physically exhausted leader routinely makes poor decisions in times of crisis.
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The intensity of a fire, or a heavy concentration, to be a leader, you have to be able to concentrate on that fire and move just as soon as it stops or the last round hits.
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War exposes the best and worst of those who are called to fight. I know of no man who lacked character in peace and then discovered his character in combat.
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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I’m not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.
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War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man.
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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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The only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
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Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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